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Title: Another $160 Billion Dollars Down The $***hole
Post by: MrsSmith on December 19, 2010, 07:27:27 AM: Quote
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Another $160 Billion Dollars Down The $***hole {edited}


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Without debate, House approves war funding
By Anne Flaherty - The Associated Press
Posted : Friday Dec 17, 2010 18:19:48 EST

WASHINGTON â€” The House on Friday passed legislation that authorizes the Pentagon to spend nearly $160 billion on the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan this budget year without major restrictions on the conduct of operations.
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1. spending money that doesn't exist on wars that can't be won.

america is the land of delusion.

Hmmm...KG does have a point...

http://money.cnn.com/2010/09/12/news/economy/federal_budget/index.htm

Defense 606 billion

Social Security 637 billion
Medic___ 662 billion
Unemployment 148 billion
Other 1.024 trillion

Yep, we're totally winning that War on Poverty. Totally. :thatsright:
Title: Re: Another $160 Billion Dollars Down The $***hole
Post by: NHSparky on December 19, 2010, 07:29:27 AM: Quote
Social Security 637 billion
Medic___ 662 billion
Unemployment 148 billion
Other 1.024 trillion

And that's just ONE year. How much "reparations" have been paid out since the implementation of the Great Society programs in 1965?
Title: Re: Another $160 Billion Dollars Down The $***hole
Post by: JohnnyReb on December 19, 2010, 07:32:42 AM: Quote from: NHSparky on December 19, 2010, 07:29:27 AM
And that's just ONE year. How much "reparations" have been paid out since the implementation of the Great Society programs in 1965?

About equal to the national debt.
Title: Re: Another $160 Billion Dollars Down The $***hole
Post by: Randy on December 19, 2010, 08:16:11 AM: Quote from: JohnnyReb on December 19, 2010, 07:32:42 AM
About equal to the national debt.

Amazing how those go hand-in-hand ain't it?
Title: Re: Another $160 Billion Dollars Down The $***hole
Post by: Freeper on December 19, 2010, 09:16:38 AM: Defense 606 billion

Social Security 637 billion
Medic___ 662 billion
Unemployment 148 billion
Other 1.024 trillion

Hmm using Dummy math the 6 in 606 billion is much more than the 1 in 1.024 trillion.
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Title: Re: Another $160 Billion Dollars Down The $***hole
Post by: jukin on December 19, 2010, 12:07:23 PM: Let's just start calling extended UE what it is, WELFARE.
Title: Re: Another $160 Billion Dollars Down The $***hole
Post by: true_blood on December 19, 2010, 01:23:28 PM: How's that 850 billion "stimulus" doing? Economy out of the ditch because of it? NOPE! Employment below 8%? NOPE!
The primitives and the imposter = FAIL!
Title: Re: Another $160 Billion Dollars Down The $***hole
Post by: AllosaursRus on December 19, 2010, 07:31:42 PM: Quote from: jukin on December 19, 2010, 12:07:23 PM
Let's just start calling extended UE what it is, WELFARE.

If you can't find a job within 99 weeks, you ain't lookin'!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Title: Re: Another $160 Billion Dollars Down The $***hole
Post by: JohnnyReb on December 19, 2010, 07:36:04 PM: Quote from: AllosaursRus on December 19, 2010, 07:31:42 PM
If you can't find a job within 99 weeks, you ain't lookin'!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Oh they're looking ....but there ain't many jobs for armless people.

They come in holding up their pants with one hand while holding a cell phone to their ear with the other one.